Spiders are great. They keep mosquitos at bay. They're an important part of the food chain. We love them, as long as they ...

Many people are scared of spiders, and that's for understandable reasons. After all, no one would want to come upon this huge ...

The 10 largest spiders in the world seem straight out of science fiction, with legs from 5.5 inches to over a FOOT wide.

It's the world's largest spider — and the heaviest ... and is also known as a banana spider thanks to its tendency to stow away on fruit shipments and potentially pose a threat to hapless ...

A lone ornate cat-eye snake, a mildly venomous species native to Ecuador, hitchhiked its way to the colder climates of the ...

SOMERSBY, Australia (CNN) - A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed into a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the largest of its kind they’d ever seen.

It's the world's largest spider — and the heaviest ... This family of species has a leg span of up to 7 inches (18 centimeters) and is also known as a banana spider thanks to its tendency to stow away ...